Virtues of a Signalman and a Republican View of Edward VII
George Bernard Shaw praises Edward VII as a peacemaker and capable ruler while critiquing royal pageantry. He argues popularity is a social construct and questions the monarchy’s idol status. Shaw contrasts royal ceremony with simple, modern public health and dignity in death.
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George Bernard Shaw
New Age
Edward VI
England
Shaw
Edward VII
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore
Mary
Edward
Victoria
George III
School building contracts awarded for painting and finishing
The board awarded painting and calcimining contracts for multiple buildings. A R Bitzer won exterior painting on Woodland and related sites, interior varnish work, plus other bids for Dueber Avenue and North Cherry Street. J A Heingartner secured calcimining work on several interiors, with bids listed.
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Lowen
OO Hill
Chapmalns
A. R. Bitzer
Woodland Avenue
Dueber Avenue
South Market Street
West North Street
J A. Heingartner
Hartford Street
Liberty Street
North Cherry Street
Hartford Boiler Inspection Company
Canton Hardware Company
Ten Union Legislators Named in AFL Labor Campaign
Ten national House members are identified as regular AFL affiliates in a statement by Samuel Gompers and Frank Morrison. The list includes William B. Wilson and others from Pennsylvania Wisconsin Illinois Ohio Missouri Iowa New Jersey Colorado. The AFL backs eight hour day anti injunctions and anti trust act amendments, and launches a campaign against labor enemies among candidates.
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New York
National House of Repre- Pacif Cers
Labor
Sanrel Gompers
Frank Morrison
American Federation of Labor
William BR. Wilson
Pennsylvania
Miner
W. J. Carey
Wisconsin
J. T. McDermott
Chicago
T. D. Nicholla
Carl ©. Anderson
Ohio
Isaac R. Sherwood
Arthur P. Murphy
Missouri
John A. Martin
Colorado
W. Dd. Jamieson
Iowa
William Hughes
New Jersey
Gompers and Morrison
Federation
Congress
Rose bugs invade orchards slighting June fruit crops
Rose bugs have appeared in this section and threaten cherries, plums, peaches, and apples. They resist chemicals like paris green and hellebore and usually arrive in June, but this year arrived late. they typically depart the first week of July, possibly extending their stay due to the season’s delay.
Death From Laughter at New Orleans Play
A negro woman died after laughing heartily at a New Orleans play. The managers refused to name the production. An American firm opens a large fig packing plant at Nagli in Asia Minor, using seawater-moistened fruit for shipment in good condition. Previously the crop moved to Smyrna for drying and packing, averaging 110,000 camel loads annually with camel loads of 450 pounds.
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New Orleans
Nagli
Asia Minor
Smyrna
Memory’s vagaries haunt Enerson in noted remark
A brief item notes Enerson as a notable sufferer from memory fluctuations. It quotes Dr. J KE Bquire describing the ideal meal as bread, butter and cheese.
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Enerson
Dr. J. KE. Bquire
Cost of living hits Europeans and Indians in Calcutta
The rising cost of living in India and Calcutta affects both European and Indian residents. Indians face higher prices alongside expat households, reflecting broad economic strain.
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India
Calcutta
Lincoln Ancestry Traced to Samuel Lincoln of Norwich
Lincoln ancestry traced to Samuel Lincoln who lived at Norwich England. He emigrated to America and settled at Hingham Massachusetts. The record outlines origin and migration of the colonial ancestor.
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Lincoln
Samuel Lincoln
Norwich
England
America
Hingham
Mana
Public warned against using village well without boiling
In an English village an official police notice warns the public not to use the village well for domestic purposes unless it has been boiled beforehand. The terse directive reflects a health precaution and local authority guidance.
Reverend DeForest Receives Rising Sun Honor
Rev. Dr. John H. DeForest, veteran Congregational missionary at Sendai, Japan, was decorated by the Imperial government with the Order of the Rising Sun.
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John H. DeForest
Senday
Japan
Order of the Rising Sun
California Club Wins San Francisco Luther Burbank Birthday Holiday
The California Club, San Francisco's largest civic group, succeeds in establishing Luther Burbank's birthday as a state holiday of bird and arbor day.
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California Club
San Francisco
Luther Burbank
Morgan and Belmont Club Memberships Stand Out
J Pierpont Morgan belongs to 35 clubs with annual dues over seven thousand dollars. August Belmont is noted as a member of 34 clubs and Chauncey M Depew belongs to 82 clubs, highlighting his extensive social affiliations.
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J. Pierpont Morgan
August Belmont
Chauncey M. Depew
Vinegar Put Forward as Snake Bite Cure in India
London Daily Mail report from a correspondent in India describes using common malt vinegar as a snake bite remedy. Officials in villages supply vinegar to headmen and advise making a small cut near the wound and rubbing in vinegar with a sponge or cotton rag.
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London Daily Mail
India
Experiments With Bombs Under Warplane Trials
United Press reports Hammondsport New York July 1 experts say heavier than air craft will not be practical for warfare until a reliable field weapon and two person airship are developed. Glenn Curtiss tests over Lake Kouka yield 15 hits on a battleship replica from 300 feet in ideal weather with more tests planned.
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Hammondsport
N. Y
Nias
Glenn H. Curtiss
Lake Kouka ‘Tere
Mail Men 10 Picnic For Fourth of July
Mail carriers and postoffice staff plan a Fourth of July picnic at the Spangler farm one mile south of Middlebranch after a single morning delivery. They will travel by the Wheeling and Lake Erie train from Canton at 10 38 AM and return on the evening train, with a sports program arranged by the committee for a good time.
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Postoffice
Uncle Sam
Spangler Farm
Middlebranch
Wheeling & Lake
Band Wins Applause at Open Air Concert
The Grand Army band delivered seven selections in its first open air summer concert from the courthouse balcony on West Tuscarawas Street. Pedestrians and traffic filled surrounding avenues as the audience applauded. Program included Motor King, The Bridal Rose, selections from Los Ves t a le, At the Fountain, Musicians Song, and Down the Line.
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Grand Army Band
Court House
Tuscara
Motor King
N. Krantzen
C. Lavalle
Los Vestale
First Woman Joins Trinity College Dublin Teaching Staff
Constantine Elizabeth Maxwell becomes the first female member of Trinity College Dublin's teaching staff. She is elected assistant to the professor of modern history after recently graduating with top honors and a gold medal in history and political science, leading a class of over 40 where she was the sole woman.
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Constantine Elizabeth Maxwell
Trinity College
Dublin
Europe
Budget agreement passes in Havana as Gomez signs
The joint committee of the senate and house approved the conferees report and passed the budget nearly as Gomez submitted last November. It eliminates house amendments, saving about $1,000,000 mainly through salary reductions, and was signed by President Gomez.
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Havana
Senate
House of Representatives
Gomez
House
Mead Secures GOP Governor Nomination on Second Ballot
In Montpelier Vermont Lieutenant Governor John A Mead won the Republican party gubernatorial nomination on the second ballot receiving 453 votes three above the required threshold.
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Montpelier
Vermont
John A. Mead
Mead
Not quantity but clarity matters in a blockhead remark
A remark notes that value lies in meaning, not the sheer amount of things. The line suggests substance over volume in evaluating what a person or object holds.
What man ever thought of giving Longewife a vacation
A terse quip questions who conceived giving Longewife a vacation, reflecting a humorous aside from the page. The remark hints at a broader comic or editorial piece without detailing who proposed it or the setting.
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Longewife
Mt Airy hospital closes after seven years in Massillon
Massillon Ohio July 1 Mt Airy hospital shuts down after seven years. The facility benefited from citizen generosity but could not compete with a new 190 000 hospital donated to the city by J F Pocock. In Massillon property value appraisals fall short of expectations risking a shortfall in next year’s funds.
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Massillon, CO
Citzens
Mt. Airy Hospital
J. F. Pocock
Massillon
Aviator Miller Receives Booster Aid After Flight Attempts
Charles W. Miller, who made two failed attempts to fly his French biplane on Wednesday, received $300 from the Booster week committee Thursday to cover travel expenses to Massillon. PD. Shafer said he cancelled all dates and would repair the motor.
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Charles W. Miller
Booster Week
Massillon
PD. P. Shafer
Miss Effie G Kahler and Charles H Laher Wed at St Marys
Miss Effie G Kahler and Charles H Laher were married Thursday morning at St. Marys church by Rev Michael Vollmayer. Miss Mary Halter of Canton was bridesmaid and Gilbert H Walters was best man. They will reside at 116 Akron street after a wedding trip.
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Effie G Kahler
Charles H Laher
St. Mary's Church
Michael Vollmayer
Mary Halter
Canton
Gilbert H.walters
Akron Street
Mrs Flossie McClelland and Harry Evans Wed
Miss Flossie Pearl McClelland formerly of this city and Harry B. Evans of Brewster were married Wednesday evening at the Wesley M. E. church parsonage by Rev. J F Lewis. The couple will reside in Brewster.
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Flossie Pearl McClelland
This City
Harry B. Evans
Brewster
Wesley M. E. Church
J. F. Lewis
The Frenchman Delays Visit by Up or Down Joke
A French caller anxious to meet an American businessman is told the master is not down yet and then not up yet. He deduces the phrase means the master is in the mid die, and jokes he will call at that time.
Possible Explanation Quip Sparks Debate on Motherhood
A humorous exchange contrasts a critic's claim that intellectual women seldom become good mothers with a homegrown philosopher's reply that they rarely get a chance. The dialogue critiques social assumptions about gender and intellect.
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Philospher
Woman's Painful Position in Marriage
A satirical note on jealousy and insecurity in marriage. The piece argues that a jealous husband is a nuisance, while a nonjealous husband is humiliating to the wife, reflecting social norms and gender expectations of the time.
Republicans seek mayoral challenger to Speidel in Alliance
Alliance July 1 Republicans discuss a race against Mayor Speidel. Names mentioned include Col. W. W. King and City Solicitor J. J. Brown. Report says Republicans pushed Milo Cathon as labor candidate to keep him from running for mayor.
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Alliance
Speidel
Col. W. W. King
J. J. Brown
Milo Cathon
Oder
Protect City Water Source Seabing seeks river filtration plan
The city health board will likely urge the state health board to stop Sebring from polluting the Mahoning River. Sebring’s sewer system flows into the river. The city plans to vote in November on issuing bonds to build a large filter basin for the water plant.
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City Health Board
State Board of Health
Sebring
Mahoning River
Girl Found Hidden at Lytle Orr Resort Returned to Cleveland
Annie Price, a 16 year old found concealed at the Lytle Orr resort, was taken to Cleveland Thursday evening by an officer. She claims to have been born in Russia and to have arrived in the United States with her parents at a young age. She says another girl induced her to come here.
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Annie Price
Lytle Orr Resort
Cleveland
Russia
Excursion Up Lakes Starts Monday
The steamer Huron departs Cleveland Monday at noon July 4 for Sault Ste. Marie via the Canadian route through the Georgian Bay Thirty Thousand Island. Passengers read of modern fast comfort with mahogany trim and electric lighting, while meals impress with great value and nerve-resting travel.
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Cleveland
Sault Ste. Marie
Georgian Bay
Soo
Times and News Office
Ancient Aramean silver coin unearthed in Syria links oldest money
A German archaeologist found a pure silver coin in north Syria bearing an Aramaic inscription Panam mu Bar Rerub king of Schamol, dating to 800 B.C. This discovery challenges the view that Lydians invented money, showing Semitic Arameans predated them as early money inventors.
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Syria
Panammu Bar Rerub
Schamol
999 Arrests by Police Linked to First Half Totals
Police headquarters records show 999 arrests in the first half of the year. New arrivals include Tom Johnson John Henry and Comrade Speelman charged with over indulgence. Speelman, a 73 year old veteran, told Judge Quinn he was old enough to deserve leniency.
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Tom Johnson
John Henry
Speelman
Quinn
Hindus Replacing Japanese Workers in California Orchards
Report indicates Hindu laborers are increasingly filling roles once held by Japanese workers in California orchards as agricultural production continues amid shifting workforce patterns.
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California
Texas minister links heat wave to divine vengeance
A Texas minister says the recent hot spell is the Lord's vengeance on mean men, while good men doubt the justice. Milwaukee papers hotly debate the best drink for heat, none suggesting water. In China, French people used oil on water to kill mosquitoes but the Chinese skimmed it for lamp use.
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Texas
Milwaukee
China
Scientist farmer claims flies boost milk yield per cow
The scientific farmer Jow says removing flies increases milk output per cow. He predicts the next step is keeping flies out of the milk. A Pennsylvania man believes he will receive a Carnegie medal as father of 14 children.
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Jow
Pennsylvania
Miss Laura Hecox retires after 27 years at Santa Cruz lighthouse
The article notes Miss Laura Hecox completed her sixth vacation in 27 years as teacher of the Santa Cruz lighthouse, during which the lantern has never gone out from sunset to sunrise. It highlights her long service and steady management of the station.
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Laura Hecox
Santa Cruz
Council Schedules Tuesday Meeting After July Fourth
No council meeting is held next Monday due to the Fourth of July. Council members will convene Tuesday night to handle routine business.
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Coun
Cilmen
Pithy Proverb Play On Words Turns Wit On Fortune
A humor piece notes that a man who feels his oats lacks horse sense and a miser should take money he burns with him after death. It also teases how transforming a single letter can turn rainstorm into brain storm in a witty aside.
Matrimony Craving Halts Excessive Ex-Worms Debate
A clipped note notes Blore’s early end of ex worm shortages and links matrimony to ex bachelors diary sorrow.
No clear news item detected in historical snippet
A reflective aphorism laden fragment discusses alimony as sweet sorrow, a king's perpetual efforts, and warnings about strangers who may hide malicious intent toward youth with hidden motives.
A Girl Seldom Refuses a Man in Courtship
A girl in a local social note is described as seldom refusing a man and being reasonably sure he will propose again. The item reflects dating norms and expectations from a historical column.
All men are born free and equal but women are not
A provocative claim contrasts male and female birth rights arguing women face unequal freedom from birth. The statement challenges universal equality and suggests gendered limitations in freedom and status.
Impres sion of success depends on directed effort
A remark on how some individuals invest energy to appear successful. If their effort is properly directed, it can influence others to see them as they wish. The quote emphasizes perception shaped by deliberate display of achievement.
Rumford School Considers Girl Dressmaking Plan
A woman inspector proposes the Rumford school teach girls to make complete garments. Needlework in elementary grades now uses small cloth scraps at low cost. Managers oppose free clothing provision. a solution may lie in parental supply of materials. London Standard.
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Rumford
Dresmakers
London Standard
Trotter Machine Comment From Cleveland Leader
The Cleveland Leader argues that no machine can make the two minute trotter seem slow to a man who has driven one. The piece reflects Confidence in the machine's speed and the rider's familiarity with it.
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Cleveland
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